Dear Mr. Watterson

Dear Mr. Watterson is a 2013 American documentary film directed by Joel Allen Schroeder, produced by Christopher Browne and Matt McUsic, with Andrew P. Waruszewski as the cinematographer. The film follows the career of Bill Watterson, the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, and the influence of both the author and the comic strip on the world.

The origin of Dear Mr. Watterson came from Schroeder wanting to understand the cultural impact of Bill Wattersons decadelong comic strip, so he began as a series of fan interviews in December 2007.Dear Mr. Watterson launched its first Kickstarter campaign on December 15, 2009 ending March 15, 2010. The Kickstarter raised more than 200 of the goal of 12,000. Since then they have gone on to interview Berkeley Breathed, Lee Salem, Stephan Pastis, Jef Mallett, Dave Kellett, Charles Solomon, Seth Green, Keith Knight, Jenny Robb, Tony Cochran, Andrew Farago Cartoon Art Museum, Joe Wos Toonseum, Jean Schulz, Jan Eliot, Bill Amend, and more. And in addition also launched a second Kickstarter campaign in order to fund the finishing of the project. The campaign was successfully funded July 14, 2012. ........

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